The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
It is nearly the end of the year and while it may have been horrible, there have been moments where it was positive and that people were able to continue their accomplishments and everyday life despite there being a vaccine. One of the local accomplishments here in Addison is how Yearbook is still able to …
Yearbook in its first full semester working remotely Read More »
The Bears have finally done it. After 6 weeks in a row of agony, Chicago was finally able to sit down and enjoy its Sunday, as the Bears defeated the Texans by a score of 36 – 7. Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky threw for 267 yards, putting up 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The defense also …
As the final election results are confirmed with the recent vote of the Electoral College, President-Elect Biden has begun to pick his cabinet, filling in several important roles such as State and Treasury. But while his administration has already filled in several roles, Biden needs to include progressives in his cabinet in order to unite …
Biden Needs a Progressive Cabinet To Unite the Party Read More »
After this year’s virtual fall play was a success, the members of theatre are very excited for the upcoming musical. This year’s musical is called The Addams Family Quarantined: A Dramatic Concert Version. This musical will be an adaptation of the 1960’s television series about the family. The storyline will follow the Addams family as …
The holidays are rapidly approaching, which means a well-deserved break for students and faculty. This also means that it’s time for Toys for Tots! Toys for Tots is a drive dedicated to any families or children in need for Tots is a drive dedicated to any families or children in need, where participants can gift …
The Chicago Bulls were in need of drastic changes coming into the offseason. Over the past five years, we have seen the Bulls go from one of the top teams in the NBA to one of the worst teams. The Bulls could have been a good, competitive team right now, but the team’s front office …
The first semester of the 2020-2021 school year has forced all teachers and students to have to adjust to an entirely new system of school. All of the work has been done remotely on a computer instead of writing on paper. Students and teachers wake up and log into Zoom classes instead of getting ready …
No Finals for first semester an early holiday gift for kids Read More »
As the Addison Trail community prepared to celebrate their annual November traditions, many faced the challenge of adapting to the current pandemic, Covid-19. Many states have authorized stay at home orders/advisories due to the fear of rising cases. The CDC reports there were at least one million cases of the coronavirus in just the last …
With the official announcement of the Addison trail musicians making it into ILMEA, both teachers and students alike are ecstatic that they are receiving this opportunity. Junior Adam Sakleh says, “I was very surprised to see that I got in and was in disbelief for a moment. I was proud of myself and excited to …
5 Addison Trail Students Named ILMEA All-District Musicians Read More »
Many high school boys and girls in the state of Illinois are anxiously awaiting the IHSA board to give high school basketball the green light for the season to start up. Around this time of year, high school teams should be preparing to get their teams ready to play. But with Covid-19 cases rising in …
The 2020-2021 Illinois high school basketball season postponed due to Covid-19 Read More »